Location
In the 5th intercostal space 2 thumb widths lateral to the cv mai.
Cautions
Avoid deep needling; risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which KD22 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Protocols using KD22
- Cancer Breast, Surgical Intraoperative Pain, Surgical Postoperative Pain – LU01, LI04, ST14, ST18, ST36, KD22, KD27, GB24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016 ↗)
- Surgical Intraoperative Pain, Surgical Postoperative Pain, Fistula Breast – LU01, LI04, ST14, ST18, ST36, KD22, KD27, GB24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016 ↗)
- Postoperative Pain, Cancer Breast Pain – LI04, ST14, ST18, ST36, KD22, KD27, GB24 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2018.21.016 ↗)
- Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Qi Deficiency – LI15, SP08, BL23, BL32, BL33, KD03, KD22, KD27, XB02L2 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
Most often selected alongside KD22
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with KD22. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- KD27Shu Mansion4 protocols
- GB24Sun And Moon3 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley3 protocols
- ST14Store Room3 protocols
- ST18Breast Root3 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles3 protocols
- LU01Central Mansion2 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point1 protocols
- BL32Second Bone Hole1 protocols
- BL33Middle Bone Hole1 protocols
- KD03Great Stream1 protocols
- LI15Shoulder And Clavicle1 protocols
